What happened to hypnotized subjects who were told to feel no pain while plunging one hand into a painful bath of ice water?

a. They awoke from their hypnosis immediately.
b. They wrote "it hurts" with their free hand.
c. They did not acknowledge feeling any pain verbally or in writing.
d. They became hysterical.


Ans: b. They wrote "it hurts" with their free hand.

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